A Lavender Heart is a mini therapy blog that aims to provide a sprinkle of hope, knowledge, or inspiration at each visit.

Feb 21, 2013

A year ago I bought a Canon Rebel T3i, prior to that I was posting pictures taken with my iPhone. To make a long story short, I'm still learning how to photograph food. However, I've made a lot of mistakes, wasted plenty of time, and have now adopted a few key rules. I thought it would be fun to share some of what I've learned along the way. If you like these tips you may also want to check out a few on photographing food from the lovely ABM blog.

Feb 18, 2013

Recently I watched "Hungry for Change", a documentary on nutrition that emphasizes the vast benefits of clean eating and juicing. After watching I realized there are a ton of pros to juicing. For one anti-aging! along with weight loss and clear skin. I love the idea of taking care of your skin from the inside out and since have been juicing with my boyfriend. Today's grapefruit + carrot + strawberry is among my favorites. It gave me the boost I needed to get through the morning and was delicious. I simply juiced a 1/2 cup carrots, 1/2 cup strawberries, and one-half a peeled grapefruit. Moving forward I plan on sharing more juicing recipes and would love to hear some of your favorites.

Feb 17, 2013

Some bloggers were born to style and talk fashion. Lily is one of those bloggers. She has the sweetest style and always delivers the most adorable ensembles to her blog Lily Says Go. I've been a fan of the blog for some time now and reached out to her for a Q&A. I was thrilled when she replied with enthusiasm and am excited to be featuring her on the blog today. Seems like I'm not the only who has taken notice of how charming her style is. Lily was recently featured on Lily and Violet blog for their Style Love feature here. Make sure to visit Lily's blog soon and if you have a moment scroll through her beautiful look book of feminine and sophisticated outfits.

Feb 15, 2013

I am happy to report I had a productive and lovely week. School was challenging, but yet rewarding. I crossed off most of my to-do list and now feel free to enjoy the weekend. This Friday Finds edition I thought it would be fun to share my favorite instagram accounts (in no particular order of course). I love taking the time to visit blogs, but when I'm in class, at the doctors office, or waiting in line for coffee, nothing beats scrolling through an instagram feed. I try not to follow too many accounts aside from friends, but the ones that I do provide a healthy dose of creative inspiration daily. You can find baking in couture on instagram as well, @inna_bakingincouture. If you are on instagram share you username in the comment box and maybe a few of your favorite instagram accounts.

Feb 13, 2013

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I love you all and I'm so thankful for your continuous support and lovely comments. As for these sugar cookies, aren't they pretty? There's really nothing fancy about them though, well except the fun red Sparkle Gel Frosting. I bought sugar cookie dough from the market and sprinkles too. I cheated, do you forgive me? I say yes, but if you don't there is always my homemade linzer cookies to look back on. I mean how many cookies can one person make in a week? Unless your an elf in the north pole, I say not that many. I had a great Valentine's Day date night this past Saturday. We went out for steak and made it home early enough to watch a movie while snuggling up with our pug Molly. Hope your holiday is filled with lots of love!